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Employee
recruitment, training and retention is a big investment. When an
employee is injured, your investment is at risk! The expensive
results can be:
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These
increased negative results are only the tip of the iceberg.
Accidents, injuries and deaths result in far greater losses — on
the home front, with the company's public image, with future employee
recruitment efforts, and more!
Ask
yourself—
is
the overall safety climate of my organization a
time
bomb?
According to the National Safety Council, Overall, the average costs of a work-related accident are $41,353. In 2023, there were 4,070,000 injuries in which medical attention was sought. This calculates the estimated 2023 cost over $168,306,710,000. Total Workplace Deaths for 2023 were 4,543 souls Private industry employers reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023, down 8.4 percent from 2022. An estimated 29,135 people died in traffic crashes in the first nine months of 2024. This represents a decrease of about 4.4% compared to 30,490 fatalities projected for the first nine months of 2023. . [Sources National Safety Council and Bureau of Labor Statistics] |
a
serious drop in morale